The Omnivore’s Hundred

A British food blogger put up The Omnivore’s Hundred, a list of the 100 things he (she?) thinks every omnivore should try at least once during a lifetime. List is after the jump, with items I’ve eaten in bold. Looks like I’ve had 92 of of the 100, with the eight outstanding ones almost all because the opportunity hasn’t yet presented itself:

fugu (blowfish)

paneer (Middle Eastern/Indian/Southeast Asian farmer cheese)

kaolin (clay used as digestive aid; originally but no longer an ingredient in Kaopectate)

gjetost (Norwegian whey cheese)

roadkill

baijiu (Chinese grain alcohol)

Pocky (brand-name Japanese snack of chocolate-covered biscuit; sounds like a candy bar)

horse

Of those the only one that makes me pause even the slightest is roadkill.

Thanks for the info, B, but as I’m not much of a candy-bar eater — I literally cannot recall the last time I had one; it’s probably been years — I doubt I’d hunt down Pocky just to cross it off this list. Unless, of course, it became the last item remaining, and then I’d have to.

Bummer….only 59 here. I would certainly give the others a shot though. No real active avoidances by me….well, except for the roadkill and heirloom tomatoes. Strangest thing, I’m Italian, I eat plenty of tomato products, but can’t deal with the tast of plain ol’ tomaters.

Steve: as ben said, pocky isn’t really a candy bar. It’s more like a chocolate dipped pretzel than anything, actually. It’s pretty cheap too, especially if you find it at an asian market… which brings me to ask where you’ve had durian! I’ve seen it at the asian mart on Colvin, but the horror stories scare me away from cracking one open in the backyard for fear of federal agents descending on the stench.

Having never ventured outside of the standard meat and potatoes growing up, I’m proud to say that at 32 years of age, I’ve had 32 of these items! I’m actually excited that this list was produced, as it gives me some motivation to try some more new things!

You never know until you try it! I’ll never forget the first time I unwillingly sampled calamari. Now I’d eat it every day if I could.

Well, I’ve still got some living,50 more to go! I don’t think I’ll ever be able to try Durian though. Tony Bourdain and Andrew Zimmern have shown me all I need to know about that ‘fruit’, I might have to give up at 99, thank goodness smell-o-vision doesn’t exist yet.

I thought I was pretty adventurous with what I am and would be willing to try but I guess not… I’ve accomplished a measly 22 ha. I need to get moving on my the list. I know the next thing I will probably cross off however, I’m dying to try the kobe beef steak that Angelo’s 677 has on the menu.

Btw re:(#29) Kim I agree… funny

Eat, drink and be candid, with Times Union Senior Writer Steve Barnes

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